Saturday 3 August 2013 16.09 EDT
First published on Saturday 3 August 2013 16.09 EDT

Middlesex need 44 more runs with eight wickets in hand to claim a win over Durham that would see them climb above their opponents into third place in Division One.

Graham Onions produced another inspired showing for Durham but even his efforts, which saw him claim seven for 62 in Middlesex's first innings, look unlikely to deny the home side as they closed the second day on 103 for two.

After the fall of 15 wickets on the first day, 17 went down as the bowling greatly outshone the batting before Adam Voges (36 not out) and Eoin Morgan (24no) shared an unbroken stand of 62 in 15 overs to put Middlesex within sight of victory.

Onions took all five of Middlesex's remaining first-innings wickets to help dismiss Middlesex for 168 and leave the home side with a lead of 25.

However, Durham managed only 171 in their second innings with Ben Stokes' 51 the visitors' top score. Paul Collingwood was dismissed first ball.

Laurie Evans stood in the way of Yorkshire seizing complete control on the second day of their match with title-holders Warwickshire at Headingley.

Warwickshire were struggling on 50 for four in reply to Yorkshire's 302 but Evans erased any prospect of the follow-on with a gritty 88 that helped push the visitors on to 221 for eight by the close when they trailed by 81.

Yorkshire began the second day on 294 for nine and they moved swiftly to a third batting bonus point in the opening over when Ateeq Javid's wild throw at the stumps resulted in four overthrows.